The new technology uses a light metal wire, water and a special conversion unit to produce a continuous hydrogen and steam flow with full pressure, temperature and power control that can run a modified internal combustion engine.

In addition to direct use in an engine, the technology can be applied to produce a constant source of hydrogen and steam for other applications such as fuel cells.

A light metal oxide is the zero-emission technology’s only waste product, easily separated and recyclable to ensure the design achieves the highest level of environmental sustainability. A vehicle with the technology will use a mechanism that rolls the metal wire into a coil during refuelling, the spent metal oxide being collected by vacuum suction.

The performance of a modified vehicle engine will be identical to that of a traditional combustion design, the only difference being that the metal wire will weigh around three times as much as an equivalent petrol load. Once the extra weight is figured in, the cost to refuel should be equivalent to current petrol prices but without the attached environmental cost or supply concerns.

Engineuity is currently working on commercially integrating the technology with modified engines that can be produced in existing production lines, removing the need for new manufacturing infrastructure and offering a low-emission, low-cost engine solution.